Daniel Andrews has hit back at critics of his decision to attend China’s military parade alongside Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying it was a chance for him to “meet and engage with regional leaders”.

The former Victorian premier, known for his interest in bolstering his state’s ties with China while he was in the job, was pictured at the ceremony on Wednesday and quickly attacked for posing with the so-called “axis of upheaval” .

The Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian, Myanmar’s junta leader senior general Min Aung Hlaing also stood nearby in the group photo. Who else was in Daniel Andrews’ group photo with Xi, Putin and Kim? Read more

The ceremony took place in China’s capital, Beijing, to mark 80 years since Japan’s surrender at the

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